1990 box set by Iron Maiden
The First Ten Years is a series of 10 CDs and double12" singles by British heavy metal bandIron Maiden , released between 24 February and 28 April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten-year recording anniversary.[ 1]
Each CD/double 12" contains two singles, complete with originalB-sides and artwork, as well as an edition of "Listen with Nicko", a spoken-word track in which drummerNicko McBrain would recount the history behind each song specific to that release.[ 1] Each part in the series included a specialvoucher , all ten of which could be exchanged by mail order for a limited edition storage box.[ 2]
Iron Maiden also releasedThe First Ten Years: The Videos on VHS videotape andlaserdisc , containing all 16 of the band's promotional music videos up to and including 1990's "Holy Smoke ".[ 3]
"Purgatory" & "Maiden Japan(EP) " No. Title Writer(s) Original Release Length 1. "Purgatory " Harris 1981 ~Killers 3:22 2. "Genghis Khan" Harris 1981 ~Killers 3:07 3. "Running Free" (Live in 1981 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1981 ~Maiden Japan 3:08 4. "Remember Tomorrow" (Live in 1981 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1981 ~Maiden Japan 5:46 5. "Killers" (Live in 1981 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1981 ~Maiden Japan 4:51 6. "Innocent Exile" (Live in 1981 ) Harris 1981 ~Maiden Japan 4:02 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. III" McBrain 7:42
"2 Minutes to Midnight" & "Aces High" No. Title Writer(s) Original Release Length 1. "2 Minutes to Midnight " Smith, Dickinson 1984 ~Powerslave 6:07 2. "Rainbow's Gold" (Beckett Cover ) Terry Slesser , Kenny Mountain1984 ~2 Minutes to Midnight 4:56 3. "Mission From 'Arry" McBrain, Harris 1984 ~2 Minutes to Midnight 6:43 4. "Aces High " Harris 1984 ~Powerslave 4:33 5. "King of Twilight" (Nektar Cover ) Nektar 1984 ~Aces High 4:53 6. "The Number of the Beast" (Live in 1983 ) Harris 1984 ~Aces High 4:59 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. VI" McBrain 9:45
"Running Free"(Live) & "Run to the Hills"(Live) No. Title Writer(s) Original Release Length 1. "Running Free" (Live in 1985 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1985 ~Live After Death 3:28 2. "Sanctuary" (Live in 1985 ) Harris, Murray, Di'Anno 1985 ~Running Free (Live) 4:40 3. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (Live in 1984 ) Harris 1985 ~Running Free (Live) 4:32 4. "Run to the Hills" (Live in 1985 ) Harris 1985 ~Live After Death 4:06 5. "Phantom of the Opera" (Live in 1984 ) Harris 1985 ~Live After Death 7:28 6. "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" (Live in 1984 ) Harris 1985 ~Run to the Hills (Live) 4:15 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. VII" McBrain 11:54
"The Clairvoyant"(Live) & "Infinite Dreams"(Live) No. Title Writer(s) Original Release Length 1. "The Clairvoyant " (Live in 1988 ) Harris 1988 ~The Clairvoyant (Live) 4:27 2. "The Prisoner" (Live in 1988 ) Smith, Harris 1988 ~The Clairvoyant (Live) 6:08 3. "Heaven Can Wait" (Live in 1988 ) Harris 1988 ~The Clairvoyant (Live) 7:09 4. "Infinite Dreams " (Live in 1988 ) Harris 1989 ~Infinite Dreams (Live) 6:02 5. "Killers" (Live in 1988 ) Harris, Di'Anno 1989 ~Infinite Dreams (Live) 5:01 6. "Still Life" (Live in 1988 ) Murray, Harris 1989 ~Infinite Dreams (Live) 4:38 7. "Listen With Nicko! Part. X" McBrain 11:18
Single Chart (1990) Position "Running Free / Sanctuary"Released: 24 February 1990 Irish Singles Chart 23[ 4] UK Albums Chart 10[ 5] "Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone" 10[ 6] "Purgatory / Maiden Japan" 5[ 7] "Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast" 3[ 8] "Flight of Icarus / The Trooper" 7[ 9] "2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High" 11[ 10] "Running Free (live) / Run to the Hills (live)" 9[ 11] "Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land" 9[ 12] "Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do" 10[ 13] "The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams" 11[ 14]
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